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Quaker Tour of England, Page 5 of 22Fenny Drayton

Fenny Drayton parish church photos by Bill Samuel, 17 June 1998

The Fenny Drayton parish church was the one where George Fox was baptized as a child. At that time, there was a struggle within the Church of England as to the nature of church and worship. The Fenny Drayton parish church was Puritan in character when George Fox grew up. The Puritans had a very plain worship, with no crucifix and no altar. The Purefoys, as Lords of the Manor, received the tithes of the people in the parish and appointed the vicar.

The inside of the church has undergone changes since the time of George Fox. It would have looked somewhat different to George Fox than it does in the photograph.